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CDex

2019-08-11T10:27:53Z

188.30.129.237: /* External links */

{{Software Infobox
| name = CDex
| logo =
| screenshot = [[image:Cdex-screenshot.PNG|250px]]
| caption = Easy to use GUI ripper
| developer = Georgy Berdyshev
| released = {{start date and age|2000}}
| stable_release = 2.20
| stable_release_date = 2019-07-18
| preview_release =
| preview_release_date =
| preview_release_ref =
| operating_system = Windows
| use = Digital Audio Extraction
| license = Proprietary / Adware
| website =
}}
'''CDex''' can extract data directly (digital) from an Audio CD, which is generally called a CD Ripper or a CDDA utility. The resulting audio file can be a plain WAV file (useful for making compilation audio CDs) or the ripped audio data can be compressed using an audio encoder. Many encoders are supported.

CDex was originally released as free software under the terms of the GPL. However, as of version 1.70, the source code is no longer available and the installation is bundled with adware like OpenCandy.

== Features ==
* Easy to use interface
* Media File Player
* Create PLS and M3U playlist files
* Advanced jitter correction
* Supports the [[cdparanoia]] software extraction libraries
* Support for many file formats/audio encoders ([[WAV]], [[MP3]], (Ogg) [[Vorbis]], [[Free Lossless Audio Codec|FLAC]], [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[Monkey%27s_Audio|APE]], etc.)
* Support for ID3 V.1 and V.2 tags
* Support for normalization of audio files
* Support for transcoding of compressed audio files
* Support for [[Cuesheet]]s (limited)
* Support for libmusicbrainz tagging
* Support for freeCDDB
* Support for recording from the analog input line
* Support for on the fly encoding

== Known Bugs ==
* Intermediate problems with the Win2K and WinXP ASPI layer drivers. It is recommended that you install [http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/download/nt_wnaspi32.zip wnaspi32] drivers if you are having problems running CDex.

== CDex Guides ==
These are some guides to get setup and running with CDex:

* [[CDex Drive Configuration]]
* [[CDex and FLAC]]

== External links ==
* [ CDex official website] the installer contains several adware bundles, site link removed!
* [[EAC_Vs_CDex_SecureMode | CDex full paranoia versus EAC secure mode]] (by Pio2001)
* [http://www.users.on.net/~alexanderino/cdex/ Jason Antony's Guide to Using CDex]

[[Category:CD Rippers]]

CDex

2019-08-11T10:27:22Z

188.30.129.237: the installer contains several adware bundles, removed site link.

{{Software Infobox
| name = CDex
| logo =
| screenshot = [[image:Cdex-screenshot.PNG|250px]]
| caption = Easy to use GUI ripper
| developer = Georgy Berdyshev
| released = {{start date and age|2000}}
| stable_release = 2.20
| stable_release_date = 2019-07-18
| preview_release =
| preview_release_date =
| preview_release_ref =
| operating_system = Windows
| use = Digital Audio Extraction
| license = Proprietary / Adware
| website =
}}
'''CDex''' can extract data directly (digital) from an Audio CD, which is generally called a CD Ripper or a CDDA utility. The resulting audio file can be a plain WAV file (useful for making compilation audio CDs) or the ripped audio data can be compressed using an audio encoder. Many encoders are supported.

CDex was originally released as free software under the terms of the GPL. However, as of version 1.70, the source code is no longer available and the installation is bundled with adware like OpenCandy.

== Features ==
* Easy to use interface
* Media File Player
* Create PLS and M3U playlist files
* Advanced jitter correction
* Supports the [[cdparanoia]] software extraction libraries
* Support for many file formats/audio encoders ([[WAV]], [[MP3]], (Ogg) [[Vorbis]], [[Free Lossless Audio Codec|FLAC]], [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[Monkey%27s_Audio|APE]], etc.)
* Support for ID3 V.1 and V.2 tags
* Support for normalization of audio files
* Support for transcoding of compressed audio files
* Support for [[Cuesheet]]s (limited)
* Support for libmusicbrainz tagging
* Support for freeCDDB
* Support for recording from the analog input line
* Support for on the fly encoding

== Known Bugs ==
* Intermediate problems with the Win2K and WinXP ASPI layer drivers. It is recommended that you install [http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/download/nt_wnaspi32.zip wnaspi32] drivers if you are having problems running CDex.

== CDex Guides ==
These are some guides to get setup and running with CDex:

* [[CDex Drive Configuration]]
* [[CDex and FLAC]]

== External links ==
* [ CDex official website] the installer contains several adware bundles, site linke removed!
* [[EAC_Vs_CDex_SecureMode | CDex full paranoia versus EAC secure mode]] (by Pio2001)
* [http://www.users.on.net/~alexanderino/cdex/ Jason Antony's Guide to Using CDex]

[[Category:CD Rippers]]

Audiograbber

2019-08-11T10:23:38Z

188.30.129.237: /* External links */ reported, the installer contains several adware bundles

'''Audiograbber''' is free digital audio extraction (DAE) software for Windows. It can read from audio CDs and output WAV files or other formats (MP3, for example) via external encoders. Since 2004 it is no longer maintained, but it has remained a popular option for CD ripping due to its simple user interface, basic set of useful features, and zero cost.

==Features==
* Directly output or convert a WAV to MP3, OGG, WMA, or downsampled WAV via "internal" encoders (DLL or ACM based)
* Directly output or convert a WAV to any other format via any external command-line encoder (not supplied)
* Drive access via native ASPI (Win NT and up), an external ASPI manager, or MSCDEX
* Manual selection of DAE method (buffered burst, unbuffered burst, dynamic sync width, fixed synch width)
* Drive speed detection and selection
* Optional buffering to RAM when ripping
* Optional recording of analog playback through a soundcard, e.g. as a last resort when DAE won't work
* Easy configuration of output file name formats
* Support for sector-based read offsets (not to be confused with sample-based offset correction)
* Support for duration-based reading with fade-in and fade-out
* Support for specifying track begin/end points (sector based), e.g. for ripping ranges of tracks at once
* CD-G data ripping
* CD-TEXT reading
* freedb and local CD database support
* ID3v2 tag configuration and writing when outputting MP3
* Optional deletion of near-silence from the beginning and/or end of output files
* Optional volume normalization based on peak or average levels, with or without dynamic range compression

==No secure ripping==
Audiograbber is not capable of "[[secure ripping]]", at least not up to the standards of other software designed with this in mind. Its ability to correct for drive read offsets is very coarse; offsets must be manually specified, and must be given in full-sector (588-sample) increments only. Although Audiograbber generates track checksums, its method of doing so doesn't directly take read offsets into account; instead, it trims near-silence from the beginning and end of the track, a method that will work for tracks that begin and end with silence but not universally. Naturally, these checksums are not compatible with those generated by other software such as programs that use the [[AccurateRip]] database. For Audiograbber there is only a very tiny, unmaintained database of checksums to compare against, with no automated interface; it's just a list on the Audiograbber web site.

==Abandonware==
Audiograbber's last official release was version 1.83. Its author is no longer developing the software.

==Custom distributions==
Some custom unofficial versions have been made available.
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=57276 tycho's version] - last updated 2007
* Audiograbber 1.83 SE (German only)

==External links==
The last release is from 2004 and the installer contains several adware bundles
removed site links!
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[[Category:CD Rippers]]